Matthew 27:12
And when he was accused by the chief priests and the elders, he made no answer.
The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)
In The King James Version
And when he was accused of the chief priests and elders, he answered nothing.
In Context
13Then says Pilate to him: Hearest thou not what things they witness against thee?
Cross References
Matthew 27:14And he made him no answer, not even to one word; so that the governor greatly wondered.
John 19:9And he went again into the palace, and says to Jesus: Whence art thou? But Jesus gave him no answer.
1 Peter 2:23who when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, threatened not; but committed it to him who judges righteously;
Matthew Henry on Matthew 27:12-26
Christ at the Bar of Pilate. 11 And Jesus stood before the governor: and the governor asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And Jesus said unto him, Thou sayest. 12 And when he was accused of the chief priests and elders, he answered nothing. 13 Then said Pilate unto him, Hearest thou not how many things they witness against thee? 14 And he answered him to never a word; insomuch that the governor marvelled greatly. 15 Now at that feast the governor was wont to release unto the people a prisoner, whom… Read the whole commentary →